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Wondir, Woundir, adv. Also: wonder, -ire, -yr(e, -our, -re, vondir, -er, wounder, -our, vounder, -ir, windir, -er, wundir. [ME and e.m.E. wunnderr (Orm), wnder (Layamon), wonder (Cursor M.), wondur (c1420).] As an intensifier, chiefly preceding an adjective: Very, extremely; exceedingly; wonderfully, wondrously.(a) 1375 Barb. i 323.
Than wes he wonder will off wane, And sodanly in hart has tane That he wald trawaile our the se And [etc.] 1375 Barb. i 394.
In spek sumdeill wlispyt he, Bot that sat him rycht wondre weill 1375 Barb. x 311 (C).
Vondir a1400 Leg. S. i 322.
Wondire a1400 Leg. S. ix 200.
Wondyre c1400 Troy-bk. ii 465.
Cassandra … That in hyr witt was wondre wyse c1420 Wynt. i 802.
Wondyr c1450-2 Howlat 386 (A).
That word is so wonder warme & euer ȝit was It synkis sone in all part Of a trewe Scottis hart Reiosand ws inwart To heire of Dowglas a1500 Henr. Fab. 667.
Freir Volff Waitskaith, in science wonder sle a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 923.
Thai … laught out suerdis … And hewit on hard steill, wondir hawtane c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 142/53.
The purpour sone … as angell did appeir, Throw goldin skyis putting up his heid, Quhois gilt tressis Schone so wondir cleir 1535 Stewart 23934.
Ane wonder prattie cheild 15.. Clar. i 789.
Wondour 1560 Rolland Seven S. 2461.
Quhat do ȝe thair … Out of ȝour bed walking sa wonder lait? 1560 Rolland Seven S. 10488.
All herbis and treis richt wonder weill he knew a1578 Pitsc. II 122/26.
Vonder 1600 Crim. Trials II 286.
He is ane silly ald gleyd carle, bot vonder honest c1641–54 J. Gordon in Macfarlane's Geog. Coll. II 568.
The draught of Charroun runs wonder straight … and the mouth bendeth norderly to the ferry(b) 1375 Barb. iv 130 (C).
The fyre out syne in blasis brast, And the reik rais richt vounder fast 1375 Barb. ix 729 (C).
Voundir 1375 Barb. xx 503 (C).
He wes mast wa, And maid so woundir euill cher, That [etc.] ?1438 Alex. i 1181.
Wounder c1450-2 Howlat 205 (A).
The curlewe … Chargit as chancillar, For he couth wryte wounder [B. windir] fair With his neb 1460 Hay Alex. 1707.
Sa wounder mony invironit him about a1499 Contempl. Sinn. 407 (Harl.).
Euill cumpany … is so wounder [Arund. wounderfull] violent and venemous It puttis pryncis in poynt of perdicioun 1513 Doug. ii xii 15.
The ȝing childring, and frayit matrounis eik, Stude all on raw, … quhymperand woundir sair a1540 Freiris Berw. 41 (M).
Freyr Robert was ȝoung and wounder hait of blude 15.. Clar. i 1362.
Woundour 15.. Clar. v 2011.
Mars his sonnis … In bright arming … Leiming of jespis wounder glorious 1567 G. Ball. 37.
Ȝe set on schone vpone his feit, The quhilk are trim and wounder meit 1596 Dalr. I 169/34.
Hadrian heiring this, was woundir discontent(c) a1400 Leg. S. i 588.
Sic a swak, That harnise, … & body, all Fruschit in pecis [w]vndir small a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 35.
Travalit thus trew men can tyre, Sa wundir wait wes the way c1554 Makeson Genesis 155.
Jacob sleipand … Saw ane leddir was wundir lang(d) c1450-2 Howlat 206 (B) (see (b) above). a1500 Henr. Fab. 2141 (H).
And thocht ȝe se ane staf, haif ȝe na dout, Bot hald ȝow winder still in to that steid c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 134/13.
Ȝe keipit tryst so winder weill, I hald ȝow trew as ony steill 15.. Clar. ii 373.
Ȝow thanking ofter nor I can heir report … Of ȝour tender wryting so winder sweit, Whilke for to heir rejosis all my spreit a1568 Bann. MS I p. 39/5.
I did me lene vntill ane awthorne tre Quhair birdis sang with curage winder he 16.. Hist. Kennedy 51.
He was feirse and feirry, and winder nembill